Jersey City gas station attendant beaten, robbed: police

A Jersey City gas station attendant was robbed and assaulted, police said.Google Maps

A masked man beat a Jersey City gas station attendant and took $200 from him last night at 11 p.m., authorities said.

The attendant was working at the station at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Communipaw Avenue when the man, wearing a black mask and black gloves, approached him and punched him in the face numerous times, according to a police report.

The assailant then snatched $200 from victim and fled toward Clinton Avenue. Police found a man on Clinton Avenue that fit the description of the robber, but he was not charged after the victim did not want to pursue the incident and refused to cooperate with police, the report said.

The attendant suffered cuts on his lip and finger, but refused medical attention.